New D-Star Group formed

If you live in Southern California and are interested in something different and exciting in ham radio, then James Coburn, W6JHC, may have the answer.

James told Amateur Radio Newsline that he has created a new on-line Southern California D-Star Forum to support the introduction of this fascinating new way to communicate.

For those not aware, D-STAR is Icom's implementation of an open digital communications protocol endorsed by the Japan Amateur Radio League that offers two advantages for hams that no other technology available offers to date. These are spectral efficiency and simultaneous communications using both voice and data.

James says that his new SoCal D-Star board is user driven and its moderator tells Amateur Radio Newsline that it is has no affiliation with ICOM and is advertisement free. Sign-up only takes a few seconds at www.d-starsocal.com

The new Southern California D-Star Forum is the latest of the D-Star regional groups. The Illinois D-Star Group is only a month old yet boasts 200 members.

You join that group by sending an e-mail to
illinoisdigitalham-subscribe@yahoogroups.com

Source: Amateur Radio Newsline, W6JHC

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